You are looking at a pretty heavy train that would take at least a mile to stop.

You are looking at a pretty heavy train that would take at least a mile to stop.

If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.

If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.

If you were a purist about language, you might think that this was a disease that people were contracting from read more

If you were a purist about language, you might think that this was a disease that people were contracting from contact with the show. If you are somebody who delights in that ephemeral novelty in language, then you realize that people are so impressed with what the show and that it's affected them so much, that at least mildly in their own language practices, they want to be a part of it, and I think that's interesting to see happen.

It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they didn't commit any crimes, so read more

It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths.

The police chief works directly for the city manager, who works for the city council, so there is a direct read more

The police chief works directly for the city manager, who works for the city council, so there is a direct line between city council goals for public safety and the law enforcement and safety professionals who carry out those goals,

The tie business went into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Now there is definitely a dress-up trend among younger consumers.

The tie business went into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Now there is definitely a dress-up trend among younger consumers.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That read more

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.

Teaching and learning go hand and hand and to achieve student learning I believe that it is essential to engage read more

Teaching and learning go hand and hand and to achieve student learning I believe that it is essential to engage the students. To achieve this, I make use of video, computer animations, PowerPoint and any other multimedia tool I can find. If you engage the class, active learning will follow.

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the read more

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good